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Food Flows and the Roles of Cities in West African Food Distribution Networks
(2022-05-31)
In West Africa, rampant urbanization is changing food systems, including the magnitude and composition of food flows and the length of supply chains. An increasing body of literature discusses pathways to sustainable transformation of urban food systems taking into account links between urban and rural spaces. Research and policy have focused on the role of cities as consumption centers receiving food from local, regional, and global hinterlands. This study aims at widening the perspective on the role of cities in ...
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Energy and Exergy Based Thermal Analysis of a Solar Assisted Yogurt Processing Unit
(2022-06-01)
Energy and exergy based thermal analysis was conducted for a solar assisted yogurt processing unit capable of performing required heating and cooling processes in a single container. The system consisted of a round-shaped fermentation chamber connected with a hot water storage tank coupled with an evacuated tube collector and a pillow plate at the bottom of the chamber for cooling through a PV-operated refrigeration unit. Experiments were conducted using three different volumes of cow’s raw milk (30, 40, and 50 L). ...
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Der Algorithmus, meine Arbeit und Ich – Einfluss von Algorithmen auf Content Creator:innen der Video Plattform YouTube
(2022-01-24)
Dieser Beitrag in der Zeitschrift „Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO)“ nimmt auf den Einfluss von Algorithmen der Video-Plattform YouTube auf den Arbeitsalltag von Content-Creator:innen Bezug. Für den Aufbau eines erfolgreichen, also Abonnent:innen-starken Kanals und einer beruflichen Tätigkeit als Content-Creator:in, müssen YouTuber:innen sich der Wirkweisen der eingesetzten Algorithmen bewusst sein. Es wird dargestellt, welchen Einfluss Spracherkennungs- und Analysealgorithmen auf die Sprache und das Verhalten ...
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High optical gain in InP-based quantum-dot material monolithically grown on silicon emitting at telecom wavelengths
(2022-04-01)
We describe the fabrication process and properties of an InP based quantum dot (QD) laser structure grown on a 5° off-cut silicon substrate. Several layers of QD-based dislocation filters embedded in GaAs and InP were used to minimize the defect density in the QD active region which comprised eight emitting dot layers. The structure was analyzed using high resolution transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and photoluminescence. The epitaxial stack was used to fabricate optical amplifiers which ...
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Development and Experimental Study of Smart Solar Assisted Yogurt Processing Unit for Decentralized Dairy Value Chain
(2022-04-04)
Yogurt production at the farm level is important for adding value to milk. In this study, a solar-assisted yogurt processing unit capable of performing the three processes of heating, fermentation, and cooling in a single unit was developed. It consisted of a circular chamber surrounded by a coil for heating by a solar vacuum tube collector and a pillow plate for cooling by a solar PV-powered chiller unit. Experiments were performed using 50, 40 and 30 L of raw milk under a constant water circulation rate of 50 L per ...
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Simulation framework for crystallization in melt flows of semi-crystalline polymers based on phenomenological models
(2022-04-16)
Polymer components are shaped mostly out of the molten state. As in the case of semi-crystalline polymers, crystallization can be suppressed by shock cooling, thermal process design allows to influence the solid bodies properties. A simulation approach that enables to predict these properties based on a forecast of crystallinity is presented in this paper. The main effects to consider and possibilities of modeling and simulation are discussed. A detailed description of how to create an experimental foundation using ...
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Environmental Assessment of Carbon Concrete Based on Life-Cycle Wide Climate, Material, Energy and Water Footprints
(2022-07-12)
The construction industry contributes a major share to global warming and resource consumption. Steel-reinforced concrete (SC) is the world’s most important building material, with over 100 million cubic meters used per year in Germany. In order to achieve a resource-efficient and climate-friendly construction sector, innovative technologies and the substitution of materials are required. Carbon concrete (CC) is a composite material made of concrete and a reinforcement of carbon fibers. Due to the non-rusting and ...
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Physicochemical Investigation of Rainfall for Managed Aquifer Recharge in Punjab (Pakistan)
(2022-07-07)
In a water-scarce country such as Pakistan, rainfall is the third-largest source of freshwater. In most of the urban cities of the country, rainwater is mixed with sewerage and is rendered useless for managed aquifer recharge purposes. Therefore, this study investigates the rainfall potential for managed aquifer recharge in Lahore (Pakistan). The present research was designed and conducted by the Irrigation Research Institute (IRI). Three different sites were selected for rainwater sample collection across the study ...
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Development of a breeding program for improving the milk yield performance of Butana cattle under smallholder production conditions using a stochastic simulation approach
(2022-05-11)
Butana is one of the local dairy cattle breeds of Sudan commonly kept by smallholder producers. This breed has been strongly promoted to advance the dairy production sector in the country. The main problem, however, is the lack of a systematic breeding program that involves smallholder producers. The aim of the current study was to identify the most promising design for a breeding program to improve the milk yield performance of Butana cattle under smallholder production conditions. In total, 3 breeding scenarios, ...
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Reactions of Mesityl Azide with Ferrocene-Based N-Heterocyclic Germylenes, Stannylenes and Plumbylenes, Including PPh₂-Functionalised Congeners
(2022-05-05)
The active PbII/P Lewis pair nature of a PPh₂-functionalised ferrocene-based N-heterocyclic plumbylene is demonstrated by its reaction with mesityl azide to afford a phosphazide, which is in contrast to the inertness of the unfunctionalised congener. The lighter analogues most likely react with MesN₃ at their respective tetrel atom Eᴵᴵ, leading to the formation of N₂ and an Eᶦᵛ=NMes unit, followed by NMes transfer from the Eᶦᵛ to the Pᴵᴵᴵ atom.
The reactivity of ferrocene-based N-heterocyclic tetrylenes ...